Psychiatry and Psychology

Identity Recognition

Ability to identify another individual by their facial, vocal, and other bodily features or distinguishing characteristics such as BODY HEIGHT; EYE COLOR; a birth mark or TATTOO; or GAIT.

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Abstract

Ability to identify another individual by their facial, vocal, and other bodily features or distinguishing characteristics such as BODY HEIGHT; EYE COLOR; a birth mark or TATTOO; or GAIT.

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1 entry terms
  • Recognition, Identity

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4 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings drug effects, ethics, physiology, radiation effects.

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History Note

2021; use FACIAL RECOGNITION 2016-2020

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  1. F02w.463w.593w.524w.250

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WL 705

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Identity Recognition. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000087023. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000087023
  2. Identity Recognition. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q114839488